MANY PEOPLE ACROSS the United States are devastated by the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs, which overturned a half century of precedent and abolished the federal constitutional right to abortion. For years, many activists have channeled that despair into fighting for change at the federal level, for instance, by pressing Congress to pass laws that […]
Rebecca Hart Holder
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Next steps beyond Roe v Wade
WITH THE LEAKED Dobbs v. Jackson draft opinion, the US Supreme Court confirmed what we saw coming: the high court is preparing to overturn federal constitutional abortion protections and push abortion out of reach for millions of people. If the court does indeed issue a final ruling similar to the leaked draft, more than half of states across the […]
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Insurance should cover full cost of pregnancy
IN MASSACHUSETTS, we pride ourselves on our healthcare leadership — the first state to achieve near-universal health insurance coverage, home to some of the most celebrated healthcare institutions in the world, at the forefront of efforts to address racial disparities, ensure access to comprehensive reproductive care, and more. But underneath that legacy of progress are […]
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ROE Act is good policy, politics
ON NOVEMBER 5, 2019, Virginia voters made history by voting to flip both chambers of the state legislature and creating, for the first time, a pro-choice majority. This sea change is more than a symbolic victory for the reproductive rights movement, it is the tipping point for women’s reproductive freedoms across our country, including in […]
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More work needed on Mass. reproductive laws
IN EARLY 2018, Donald Trump addressed an anti-choice rally, proclaiming “Americans are more and more pro-life, you see that all the time.” Not only was President Trump wrong about the nation as whole, he was dead wrong about Massachusetts. We proved it on November 6. Just ask first-time candidates Becca Rausch of Needham, David LeBoeuf […]
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Unlikely partners protect contraceptive coverage
A YEAR AGO IN MASSACHUSETTS, reproductive freedom advocates and health insurance plans sat down for an unlikely meeting: to find a way to protect access to birth control in the Commonwealth. Our groups have historically been at odds about access to certain coverages and the insurance mandates to pay for therm. The health plans knew […]